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Install Nginx OCSP Stapling on Ubuntu VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up Nginx OCSP Stapling—a SSL validation boost—on an Ubuntu VPS—install with

apt install nginx

configure /etc/nginx/sites-available/site:

ssl_stapling on;\nssl_stapling_verify on;\nssl_trusted_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/chain.pem;

Reload with

nginx -s reload

open port:

ufw allow 443

On DigitalOcean test with

openssl s_client -connect ip:443 -status

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